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Calendar of wills proved and enrolled in the Court of Husting, London
… Wills James I (1603-25). ANNO 3 JAMES I. Monday next before the Feast of S. Luke, Evangelist [18 Oct.]. Newman (John), grocer.To the Mayor and Commonalty and citizens of London and their successors a … set with a blue sapphire; to her goddaughter Margaret Ireland two "Carcanettes" of gold, the one weighing two …
Survey of London
… Wilmington Square area CHAPTER X. Wilmington Square Area The area described in this chapter, centred on Wilmington Square, lies between Amwell Street and Farringdon Road to the east and west, and Lloyd Baker … surgeons, were at Nos 12 and 39. Father John Kyne, the Irish Catholic priest of SS Peter and Paul's Church, Amwell …
Alumni Oxonienses
… Queen's Coll. 9 July, 1612, D.D. 8 June, 1614; chaplain to the master of the rolls 1614, of Lincoln's Inn 1621, rector of Lydlinch 1609, and vicar of Fordington, (both) Dorset, 1609, rector of East … chaplain to Arthur, Earl of Essex, lord lieutenant of Ireland; dean of Raphoe 1676, and bishop of Dromore 1683, …
The Environs of London
… Wimbledon WIMBLEDON. Name. It is not improbable that the name of this place, which was anciently written Wymbaldon and Wymbeldon, was derived from one of its early proprietors. … Richard Bull, Esq. 36 Gardens. Orangerie. Large figtrees. Irish arbutis. Fruit trees. Wimbledon House: Plate 2 In the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Cambridgeshire
… 6 ins. aTL 35 S.W., bTL 35 S.E., cTL 34 N.W., dTL 34 N.E.) The parish of Wimpole, 2468 acres in extent, lies about 8 m. … W. by Ermine Street, with some adjustments in either case, and on the S. by the river Rhee. The boundary on the E. with … by the third earl's appointment as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, an office which he held till 1807, although the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Wincanton - Windy Nook Wincanton (St. Peter and St. Paul) WINCANTON ( St. Peter and St. Paul), a market-town and parish, and the head of a union, in the hundred of Norton-Ferris, E. … here, for the murder of Alan de la Zouch, chief justice of Ireland, whom that nobleman killed on the bench in …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… Winchester Fairs and trades EARLY HISTORY THE FAIR OF ST. GILES Winchester, well placed on a river … a distance who continued to frequent the fair. When the Irish first came we do not know; it is possible that their …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… Windsor castle History THE CASTLE The authentic history of Windsor Castle cannot be … The romantic legends told by Froissart of King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table at Windsor lack the … of Maud de Braose and her son William, captured in Ireland in 1210. The chroniclers give very conflicting …
Survey of London Monograph
… Windsor Herald WINDSOR HERALD The office of Windsor is said to have been instituted for the … 930), but since then the succession has been maintained and Windsor is now one of the six heralds in ordinary. Badge: … in 1870, Debrett's Peerage. Was of Birr, King's Co., Ireland. An assiduous and active officer. In 1869 A. W. Woods …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Witney borough Introduction: Architecture and Buildings ARCHITECTURE AND BUILDINGS 1 Building Materials In the 1640s Witney was described as a stone-built town, 2 and … designed Witney workhouse (below), but later moved to Ireland. Oxf. Jnl. 26 March 1859, p. 5. ORO, Witney UDC …